1. (noun)strike, work stoppage a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions Synonyms: ten-strike, strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
2. (noun)strike an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective Synonyms: ten-strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
3. (noun)rap, strike, tap a gentle blow Synonyms: dab, ten-strike, bang, strike, water tap, smasher, rap, tap, belt, spigot, knock, work stoppage, hydrant, pat, whang, blame, hit, whack, rap music, hip-hop, water faucet, wiretap, smash
4. (noun)strike, ten-strike a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball Synonyms: ten-strike, strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
5. (noun)strike (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders Synonyms: ten-strike, bang, smasher, work stoppage, hit, smash, rap, tap
7. (verb)strike deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
8. (verb)affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon Synonyms: touch, chance upon, dissemble, incite, act, expunge, move, motivate, affect, strickle, imprint, attain, be active, come upon, chance on, propel, impress, impact, take, fall upon, strike, involve, shanghai, ingrain, assume, displace, make a motion, excise, collide with, coin, yarn-dye, fall, proceed, walk out, impinge on, go, sham, run into, scratch, shine, hit, prompt, regard, touch on, take up, bear on, locomote, mint, instill, travel, happen upon, bear upon, pretend, come to, run, print, feign, actuate, light upon, come across, discover
9. (verb)hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with hit against; come into sudden contact with Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, butt against, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, meet, strike, score, knock against, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, run across, shine, jar against, murder, rack up, tally, impress, bump into, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, see, discover, bump off, remove
10. (verb)strike, hit make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove
11. (verb)strike indicate (a certain time) by striking Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
12. (verb)hit, strike affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
13. (verb)strike, walk out stop work in order to press demands Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
14. (verb)fall, shine, strike touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly Synonyms: reflect, settle, beam, excise, descend, fall down, lessen, decrease, hit, radiate, attain, return, glisten, fall upon, chance on, go down, take, diminish, flow, glow, strike, chance upon, move, come down, assume, devolve, coin, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, glint, pass, smooth, gleam, shine, accrue, mint, strickle, impress, hang, come across, take up, come to, come, expunge, come upon, precipitate, glitter, collide with, light upon, smoothen, light, discover, polish
15. (verb)come to, strike attain Synonyms: touch, chance upon, resuscitate, excise, hit, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, take, fall upon, refer, strike, move, assume, collide with, coin, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, revive, relate, come across, bear on, mint, strickle, impress, take up, come to, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover
16. (verb)strike, hit produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, attain, chance on, off, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, rack up, make, assume, polish off, pip, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, bump off, slay, come across, mint, strickle, tally, impress, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, murder, take up, discover, remove
17. (verb)strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
18. (verb)fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover find unexpectedly Synonyms: detect, come over, chance upon, distinguish, excise, let out, hear, bring out, identify, hit, arrive at, disclose, attain, let on, chance on, describe, get word, reach, take, key, fall upon, meet, strike, reveal, move, assume, enter upon, see, find out, collide with, coin, gain, encounter, give away, fall, divulge, walk out, impinge on, shine, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, achieve, pick up, run across, come across, resonate, observe, get a line, notice, key out, mint, strickle, name, accomplish, impress, expose, take up, come to, expunge, unwrap, break, learn, come upon, light upon, get wind, discover, luck into, find, make
19. (verb)strike produce by ignition or a blow Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
20. (verb)strike, scratch, expunge, excise remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line Synonyms: chance upon, itch, excise, impinge on, hit, fret, attain, chance on, scrub, take, come up, fall upon, strike, rub, inscribe, move, assume, call off, collide with, coin, scrape up, cancel, fall, walk out, chafe, shine, affect, engrave, run into, scratch, happen upon, scratch up, come across, mint, strickle, impress, come to, scrape, expunge, come upon, light upon, take up, fray, discover, grave
21. (verb)hit, strike, come to cause to experience suddenly Synonyms: touch, chance upon, resuscitate, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, pertain, chance on, concern, reach, take, fall upon, refer, strike, score, make, off, revive, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, touch on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, relate, shine, bear on, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, have-to doe with, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
22. (verb)hit, strike drive something violently into a location Synonyms: chance upon, shoot, excise, dispatch, move, hit, arrive at, strickle, attain, chance on, reach, take, fall upon, strike, score, make, off, polish off, pip, assume, mint, collide with, coin, gain, fall, walk out, impinge on, affect, run into, scratch, happen upon, stumble, slay, shine, murder, rack up, tally, impress, come across, take up, come to, expunge, come upon, light upon, discover, bump off, remove
23. (verb)assume, take, strike, take up occupy or take on Synonyms: require, read, usurp, hit, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, start, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, resume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, strickle, absorb, necessitate, discover, take over, consume, fall upon, sorb, don, hire, feign, chance upon, consider, need, rent, get into, come across, pick out, chance on, aim, simulate, coin, suck, draw, expunge, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, presume, seize on, lease, walk out, fasten on, take aim, suck in, come upon, take up, bring, strike, use up, select, take, come to, train, drive, sham, collide with, excise, make, claim, hook on, take for granted, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, soak up, call for, take in, scoop, lift out, light upon, submit, convey, move, shoot, engage, imbibe, direct, charter, put on, wear, sop up, impinge on, contain, run into, seize, bear, happen upon, mint, fall, subscribe, shine, borrow, scoop up, scratch, involve, acquire, suck up, look at, postulate, accept, impress, guide, admit, attain, scoop out, arrogate, ask, affect, conduct, latch on
24. (verb)mint, coin, strike form by stamping, punching, or printing Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, move, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, come across, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, coin, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
25. (verb)strickle, strike smooth with a strickle Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, strike, happen upon, run into, attain, move, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, come across, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, coin, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
26. (verb)strike pierce with force Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
27. (verb)strike arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing Synonyms: discover, chance on, chance upon, shine, expunge, take up, fall upon, coin, happen upon, run into, attain, come across, assume, affect, impinge on, light upon, scratch, impress, collide with, mint, strickle, fall, hit, take, move, come upon, walk out, come to, excise
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'strike'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. strike Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to Synonyms: beat, bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smite Antonyms: fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender
Synonyms for strike 
